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S. 198 : Deduction at source-Tax deducted is income received-Credit for tax deducted-Refund-Duty of Assessing Officer to allow credit-Rejection of claim to refund treating letters as barred by limitation-Held to be not proper-Directed the Assessing Officer to allow credit and grant consequential refund. [S. 154(7), 199, 26AS]

Amit Mantri v. Dy. CIT (2022) 93 ITR 62 (SN) / 215 TTJ 533 / 209 DTR 182 (SMC) (Jaipur)(Trib.)

S. 153A : Assessment-Search or requisition-No incriminating documents found-No assessment was pending-long term capital gains-Addition is not justified. [S. 45, 143(3)]

Brij Kishore Kochar v. ACIT (2022)93 ITR 64 (SN) (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 147 : Reassessment-Accommodation entries-Information from Investigation wing-Name of assessee was not appearing in statement-Reopening is bad in law. [S. 148]

Dy. CIT v. Coal Sale Co. Ltd. (2022) 93 ITR 1 (SN) (Kol.)(Trib.)

S. 147 : Reassessment-After the expiry of four years–Depreciation-Granted on Bridge at rate applicable to building instead of rate applicable to plant and machinery-Reassessment valid-Direction of CIT(A) to allow amortization of expenditure incurred during tenure of agreement is justified. [S. 32(1)(ii), 37(1), 143(3), 148]

East Coast Consultants and Infrastructure Ltd. v. ACIT (2022) 93 ITR 72 (SN) / 213 DTR 16 / 216 TTJ 623 (Chennai)(Trib.)

S. 145 : Method of accounting-Developer-Mercantile system of accounting-Completion project-Deletion of additions on account of estimation of work-in-progress is justified.

Dy. CIT v. Navratna Organizers and Developers P. Ltd. (2022) 93 ITR 14 (SN) (Ahd.)(Trib.)

S. 139 : Return of income-Return of loss-Non-Resident company-Return of loss filed beyond due date-Not eligible to carry forward losses. [S. 139(1)]

Thai Glico Co. Ltd. v Dy. CIT (2022) 93 ITR 38 (SN) (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 133A : Power of survey-Statement during survey-Addition cannot be made merely on the basis of statement in the course of survey without bringing any corroborative evidence on record-CBDT Instructions F. No. 286/2/2003-It (Inv), Dated 10-3-2003 and F. No. 286/98/2013-It (Inv. Ii), Dated 18-12-2014. [S. 119]

Bhagwan Madhukar Kale v. ACIT (2022) 93 ITR 77 (SN) (Pune) (Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Purchase of sap licence-Details submitted but authorities failing to consider-Application of benefit test instead of methodology set out in Act and rules not sustainable. [R. 10B]

PPG Coatings India Pvt. Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2022) 93 ITR 52 (SN) (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price–Transactional Net Margin Method-Selection of comparables-Tribunal for the earlier year directing exclusion of all companies having annual turnover less than Rs. 5 crores in Information Technology enabled services segment-Order of Transfer Pricing Officer including company having turnover below Rs. 5 Crores from Segment-Not justified. [S. 92CA]

JCIT v. American Express (India) Pvt. Ltd. (2022) 93 ITR 45 (SN) (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Rendering business support services-Reimbursement with mark-up-Matter remanded to CIT(A) for adjudication de novo.

BBC World Service India Pvt. Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2022) 93 ITR 28 (SN) (Delhi)(Trib.)